The Housing Authority of Cook County Launches Scholarship Program for Low-income College Bound Students CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. Today the Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC) announced a new community college scholarship program for disadvantaged students who reside at HACC properties or receive housing vouchers called the HACC Scholar’s Promise.[Read More…]
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Passage of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Older Americans Act reauthorization: “As co-chair of the Seniors Task Force and the former executive director of the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens, I know how critical the Older Americans[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District and Field Museum Announce Local Teams of Artists and Non-profits to Create Gathering Spaces along City’s South Lakefront
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Park District and officials with the Field Museum of Natural History today announced that five gathering spaces within the Burnham Wildlife Corridor, which will be created by five teams of artists and community-based organizations. The Burnham Wildlife Corridor is a 100-acre ribbon[Read More…]
New Duckworth Bill to Modernize Military Parental Leave Would Help Armed Forces Recruit and Retain Talented Americans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. With the Department of Defense (DoD) seeking to improve its ability to recruit and retain talented Americans by offering a more competitive benefits package, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) introduced a proposal to help the DoD achieve this goal by modernizing and expanding the parental leave benefits[Read More…]
Blizzard To Threaten Travel Shut Downs In Central US This Week
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a storm will spread a swath of snow from Colorado to Michigan with the potential for blizzard conditions in part of the north-central United States this week. As a storm pushes east of the Rockies, it will strengthen, gathering[Read More…]
Community Gathering In Support Of Officer Tim Jones To Be Held Tonight In Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A community gathering in support of critically wounded Park Forest Police Officer Tim Jones will be held tonight in Park Forest. Jones was shot while attempting to make an arrest Saturday morning and remains in critical condition. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at St. Irenaeus Church, 78[Read More…]
Supreme Court Rejects Nebraska and Oklahoma Lawsuit Over Colorado Marijuana Legalization
DPA Applauds Supreme Court for Rejecting Misguided Attempt to Halt Marijuana Legalization Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. Today, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the case brought by Nebraska and Oklahoma against Colorado over its marijuana legalization law. Oklahoma and Nebraska had claimed the Colorado law had created an[Read More…]
Truck Drivers Who Fail to Adhere to Sleep Apnea Treatment have Higher Crash Rate
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. Truck drivers with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who failed to adhere to treatment had a rate of preventable crashes five times higher than that of truckers without the ailment, according to researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Morris,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces ‘Paseo’, Path To Connect Pilsen, Little Village
Rails to trails project will provide opportunity for recreation, culture and beautification CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld, Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) Commissioner David Reifman, Alderman Danny Solis (25th), Alderman George Cardenas (12th), community members and community organizations yesterday[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty, March 20, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2016. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Staff Sgt. Louis F. Cardin, of Temecula, California, died Mar. 19 in northern Iraq, from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket fire. The incident is[Read More…]
